I don't think I've ever encountered that flavor of cheese myself, but if someone was enough of a weenie to call that in a match, I think I'd have to call-and-raise (think poker terminology) with a pause in the action and plead ignorance.

"What do you mean?" After an explanation, ham it up a little more. Ask if your scorekeeping hasn't been right throughout the match. Then eventually just ask why the heck they had to call out match point - I'm saying this with the impression that this opponent is calling out their own match point. Punk-ish conduct in my opinion.

Then again, the ultimate answer to that might be to save the point with no reaction to the "match point" call, pull ahead myself, and then after a pause for effect, make an obnoxious "match point" call of my own. Better yet; "DOUBLE MATCH POINT!!!"

But that doesn't make sense. I guess it would help if your name was Larry. But saying "then the score?"

Really, calling out things like "match point" or "no pressure" or "it's about time to make your move (when you're ahead 5-0)" is just for horsing around with friends. And sometimes when you do it you find out they weren't such close friends, at least not anymore...

But that doesn't make sense. I guess it would help if your name was Larry. But saying "then the score?"

Really, calling out things like "match point" or "no pressure" or "it's about time to make your move (when you're ahead 5-0)" is just for horsing around with friends. And sometimes when you do it you find out they weren't such close friends, at least not anymore...

haha blast my lazy grammar to making it seem like that was my name.

Just to clear things up, im not being serious. If you are playing with friends being morons together, but in an "official match" i wouldnt do that. To be truthful, id get a little ticked if that happened to me.

I find the whole thing about "love, love" and chicks quite entertaining because its to true. I usually say "zero, zero." at the start of a new set, but at least now I know that saying "love, love." at the start of a new game is something that people actually do all over the place.

As far as the OP, I have no idea. I guess it doesnt bother me. I do think that next time im in this situation as a server im going to say something like...

You should always call matchpoint, double matchpoint, triple matchpoint. and if you've had prior match points before you should call that out also. "serving for 5th matchpoint!" etc. You should also call your shots as you prepare to hit them "Crosscourt winner.", "Down the line approach shot", "Down the line ace". Never call the shot after you hit the ball, that would be totally lame.